Employment is likely to be hurt by the weak economy. (Reuters) Hackers attacked a new Sony (NYSE: SNE) network. (Reuters) A Prada filing with the Hong Kong exchange showed $215 million in…
Did you heed the call “Sell in May and Go Away!” this year? It turns out that as of mid-day we now have nearly half of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Now that the 10-Year Treasury Note has been back to close to the 3.00% yields again, we wanted to see which Dow Jones Industrial Average components had a higher dividend yield than…
Jon OggMany Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have just recently sold off more than 10% and many are almost at that key 10% sell-off mark. Historically investors have used 10% as the…
The Dow Jones industrial average, the best-known barometer of the U.S. stock market, has been on a tear recently, gaining more than 16% over the past year. Investors have not yet recovered…
Solar stocks have been wickedly punishing for many shareholders after the oil bubble of 2008 popped and then again during the recession. A new dal may have just reset the value as…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; Raised…
Today’s round-up of alternative energy news includes a new IPO filing from a well-known entrepreneur, some developments in batteries, and another federal loan guarantee for a large solar PV project. Biofuel maker…
Today’s commodities news leads off with report that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and its leading commodities strategist are recommending that investors abandon long positions in copper and platinum even as…
We have recently begun filtering out value stocks in a sector by sector screen ahead of earnings season. This latest batch is a commodities value screen, and we identified three clear value…
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) rejected a Nasdaq offer to buy it, which Nasdaq labeled as the best future for the older exchange. (Reuters) Corporate earnings may not be strong enough to support current stock…
The members of the Federal Reserve are more divided about what steps the central bank should take next to mute inflation and help the expansion. (Reuters) Americans are telling the Fed that…
Time now for our daily look at commodity prices and news. Swiss-based commodities trading house Glencore International AG is expected to conduct an IPO on the Hong Kong exchange around the end…
Swiss-based commodities trading house Glencore International expects to conduct an initial public offerin gon the Hong Kong exchange around the end of April. The company aims to raise $10 billion with this…
Japanese officials have confirmed 4,340 dead and 9,083 still missing as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country a week ago, according to London’s Daily Mail newspaper. Those…
